Key expert 2: Development Financing expert

Qualifications and skills:

1) Educational Qualifications Required: Master’s degree in one of the following disciplines: Finance / Investment banking or Economics.

2) A bachelor’s degree with an additional 5 years general professional experience may replace the Master’s degree.

3) Proven knowledge of the technical finance expertise and understanding of the South African municipalities’ financial and legislative environment.

4) Fluency in English.

5) A minimum of 8 years general professional experience acquired after the qualification in one of the following fields: finance/ investment banking or economics.

6) At least two experiences as a long-term expert providing technical expertise in developing bankable water/ energy/ waste projects that had a duration of at least 12 months.

7) At least 8 experiences in hosting a training and/or facilitating workshops related to development financing of bankable projects in water/energy/sanitation/waste management.   

8) At least 3 years’ experience working on assignments that are related to risk namely (public, commercial; financial, non-financial) analysis and assessment, rating methodology, risk pricing for finance products and structures; risk management and portfolio approaches for self-sustainable finance solutions; risk tranching/ layering/ water fall mechanisms; risk mitigation vs. risk-sharing.

9) Professional experience of minimum 5 years in financial management with a focus on Green Project Finance 4and Public Private Partnerships.

10) 4 experiences as a long term in leading projects in quasi-green financing of water/ energy/ sanitation/ waste management in the private and/or public sector would be an asset.

The interested candidates are invited to submit their CVs in English no later than 20th of June 2026!